Clock always wrong

kentsin · n00b Joined: 08 Dec 2002 Posts: 58 Location: Macao

The new 1.4 box always have wrong time. /etc/rc.conf is set to local, the /etc/localtime is linked to /usr/share/zoneinfo/Asia/Macao. I set the bios clock to localtime, after boot, date always give a time diff in one hours.

What is the problem? Shall I submit this as bug?

kitano · Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2003 2:25 pm Post subject:

what does

Earthwings · Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2003 2:30 pm Post subject:

no, this should work.

what does the following code tell you:

kentsin · n00b Joined: 08 Dec 2002 Posts: 58 Location: Macao

I think I found the problem:

the internet gateway on the local network have a wrong clock. It seems the gentoo box sync its clock on boot up against the gateway.

Thanks a lot for help.

drekka · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 06 Jul 2003 Posts: 111

I have this problem too and everything looks right according to what I'm reading in these forums. I live in Melbourne Australia. /etc/localtime is pointing at /usr/share/zoneinfo/Australia/Melbourne.

I've tried both UTC and local as settings in rc.conf.

But everytime I start the computer the clock is out. It looks as if it is starting the clock at the time I shut it down, as if the computer had not bene turned off. After a week or so the clock is out by days.

I've noticed messages when the system is starting services about RTC stuff not being found or something but I don't know how to deal with this.

This is driving me nuts having to constantly reset the clock.

How do I fix it ????

cio
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Artie_Effim · n00b Joined: 14 Nov 2002 Posts: 25

You can always install ntp.

drekka · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 06 Jul 2003 Posts: 111

The basic problem with that is I don't want to have to be connected to the net to have my clock correct.

cio
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DerMojo · Guru Joined: 14 Aug 2003 Posts: 395 Location: Germany

Hi!

I've hade the experience: When your clocks stops working after turning your pc off, try a new battery on your bios.
No joke, there is one!

Daniel
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To · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2003 11:09 am Post subject:

I was thinking about that too :wink:

It happend to me on my old gateway.

Tó

drekka · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 06 Jul 2003 Posts: 111

I'm familiar with that issue. The mobo is only 6 months old and this issue only happens when I boot linux. Nice try ;-)

It mixed be fixed thouhg, I just booted tonight and the clock was correct. After reading some posts last night I deleted the /etc/adjtime file and used hwclock to set the time. Looks like it's now fixed.

cio
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